Category: Ballyfermot

Council to visit three streets to assess traffic safety in the area

Council to visit three streets to assess traffic safety in the area

Ballyfermot

DUBLIN City Council roads enforcement will visit three streets in Ballyfermot to assess pedestrian access, parking on footpaths, and traffic safety, following ...

Family fun day brings a sense of community back to the area

Family fun day brings a sense of community back to the area

Ballyfermot

A FAMILY fun day took place in Croftwood Gardens in Cherry Orchard last week, as part of the month-long Cherry Blossoms 2022’ ...

New Pocket Forest and garden opens at The Bungalow

New Pocket Forest and garden opens at The Bungalow

Ballyfermot

CHERRY Orchard Family Resource Centre (The Bungalow) officially launched their new pocket forest and community garden on Tuesday, April 26. Members of ...

Local Faces: Paul Ritchie

Local Faces: Paul Ritchie

Ballyfermot

FROM being kicked out of school at thirteen for writing explicit song lyrics to being invited back to school to teach students ...

Father-of-four pleads guilty to robbery and false imprisonment

Father-of-four pleads guilty to robbery and false imprisonment

Ballyfermot

A father-of-four who stole cash from a doctor gave the victim his phone number and told him to give him more money ...

Secondary students create native woodland to promote biodiversity

Secondary students create native woodland to promote biodiversity

Ballyfermot

STUDENTS at Drimnagh Castle Secondary School are working on the European PULCHRA project and have aimed to create a small, dense native ...

Questions over the value for money of exercise equipment

Questions over the value for money of exercise equipment

Ballyfermot

A RESIDENT who privately priced up two pieces of exercise equipment at a public park, and received a quote for less than ...

Pre-school closure is a ‘blow for the local community’

Pre-school closure is a ‘blow for the local community’

Ballyfermot

THE imminent closure of a pre-school in Ballyfermot has been described by parents as a “blow for the community.” St Gabriel’s pre-school ...

Man who ‘targeted’ and stole from four elderly ladies is jailed

Man who ‘targeted’ and stole from four elderly ladies is jailed

Ballyfermot

A man who “targeted” four elderly ladies walking on their own and stole from them has been jailed for six years, reports ...

170 affordable homes proposed by council for Cherry Orchard

170 affordable homes proposed by council for Cherry Orchard

Ballyfermot

PLANS for over 170 ‘affordable’ homes in Cherry Orchard are proposed by Dublin City Council. The local authority have initiated a Pre ...